Jammerzine has an exclusive interview with a legend of loud in the form of Sahaj Ticotin from the rock band Ra. As the world cautiously opens up and the venues begin to fill, Ra are set to take their music on the road with fellow acts Awake At Last, REDDSTAR, September Mourning, Any Given Sin and Killakoi on select dates. The tour begins this Friday (August 20th, 2021).
In this interview we talk with Sahaj about the new tour and their latest album, ‘Intercorrupted’, Ra’s musical history and where Ra is headed musically.
Ra is a band that, in my opinion, came out at the right time. I remember the late ’90s. I also remember, it was getting a bit boring in regards to music. Ra was my ‘Holy Sh*t!’ moment. That glorious mix of middle eastern and modern western that is ‘Do You Call My Name‘ made me play the guitar in front of my stereo again. Their genre-redefining at the turn of the century turned the century into a place that could survive creatively. ‘Intercorrupted’ is a continuation of such and sees the band take a more accessible and melodic approach. Where could the band be headed next? Actually, there is an answer in the interview.
Watch and enjoy!
About Ra
Formed in 1996, Ra took off in 2002, when their song “Do You Call My Name” from their album From One was released. Their music was described as “exotic yet familiar, heavy yet funky, direct yet sophisticated, sensual yet soulful, unrelenting yet cathartic.”
The band is known for their hit songs “Do You Call My Name,” “Fallen Angels,” “Don’t Turn Away,” and “Broken Hearted Soul.” To date, Ra has sold 400,000+ albums in North America alone.
In the 8 years since Ra’s last studio release (2013’s Critical Mass), Sahaj has been hard at work replicating the formula for his success by producing other artists while the rest of the band has pursued independent projects; however, collectively, they feel now is the time for a comeback. What makes the timing so special is that all original members of the band will be together again to not only create the new album, but tour it as well. After a very successful re-emergence on 2020’s Shiprocked, the band has again tapped into the fan based that sustained them all these years.
About ‘Intercorrupted’
Ra released their new album, ‘Intercorrupted’, via Wake Up! Music Rocks on March 19, 2021. The album has guest features from Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust and Dustin Bates of Starset.
The band is hitting the road with the two runs announced for August and November.
Prior to the release of the album, the first single of the albums same name debuted in October 2020.
RA ARE:
- Sahaj Tictotin – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Ben Carroll – lead guitar
- P.J. Farley – bass
- Skoota Warner – drums
Featured image by Chet Atkins/Sweetwater Studios.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRA
https://www.instagram.com/officialraband
https://twitter.com/ratheband
https://twitter.com/raband
https://raband.net
https://www.youtube.com/channel/RaOffficial
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Kids On Bridges – Just Because You Can
Fresh from a support slot with Grammy Award Winner Beck and shows with The Hot 8 Brass Band, Soulwax and Calvin Harris, the Liverpool trio unleash a new single ‘Just Because You Can’.
The track is a heavy pounding Stones groove akin to ‘Undercover of the Night’ with a Gang of Four riffs thrown in for good measure, giving Kids On Bridges a unique sound, one that is so fresh you could eat it!
The band’s versatility has seen them described as somewhere between Mutemath, Two Door Cinema Club , !!! and Daft Punk.
Kids On Bridges are currently heading back over to America where they are going to finish work on a brand new album and have drafted in Eagles of Death Metal bass player Jennie Vee to join them on a number of tracks, along with New Orleans poet Chuck Perkins.
Having previously worked with The Chemical Brothers producer Steve Dub, the new album promises to be a sonic assault!
Although the guys are certainly no strangers to having great guest performances on their releases, the last single ‘Say Ok’ featured New Orleans drumming legend Zigaboo Modeliste of the Meters.
The band also found themselves nominated for best Alt video at the Paramount Awards in Hollywood for the single ‘Something in the Water’.2016 saw the band head out to America to perform a sold-out show at The Viper Room after legendary station KROQ picked up the track ‘Walls’, they were also honored to be the UK representatives at last years Special Olympics in LA performing alongside Stevie Wonder.
With excellent performances at Wickerman, Bestival and Ibiza Rocks, the future couldn’t be looking brighter for the Wall of Sound champions!
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http://soundcloud.com/kidsonbridges
https://www.youtube.com/user/kidsonbridges
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Boyracer Premieres ‘Spoils’ Video (The Week in #Indie Segment)
Boyracer has premiered their new video for the track titled ‘Spoils’, from their upcoming album titled ‘Assuaged’, releasing next month. Perfect for the summer and rife with post-punk indie sentiment and underground goodness, this track gives me smiles in more ways than one. Having been a lifelong fan of the vintage underground scenes, this reminds me instantly of those glory days of 120 Minutes on MTV with the modern touch and swing of what is called Boyracer.
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Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 6/29/2016
This week’s episode includes the latest from Clifffs, The Retinas, Skyler, The Ellipsis, and the Blue Soap Music Blue Soap Box Top 10 in independent tracks.